The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed amidst growing health concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic., senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound said that "on the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided."
"The parameters going forward have not been determined," he added. "But the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know." Pound also admitted that while the committee did not know the full extent of the repercussions associated with postponing the Games, he was confident they would be "immense."
"It will come in stages," he said. "We will postpone this and begin to deal with all the ramifications of moving this, which are immense."by which to decide whether or not to proceed with the games. The committee had pledged to "step up its scenario planning," but resisted any concrete announcements about how it expected to move forward.
. The Canadian Olympic Committee made waves on Sunday by announcing that it would withhold all athletes from competition should the Games continue as scheduled. Australia followed suit shortly thereafter, instructing its athletes to "prepare for a Tokyo Olympic Games in the northern summer of 2021" as of Monday morning.
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